In today’s podcast I will look at the songs relating to General James Wolfe and the background to Battle of Quebec of 12 & 13 September 1759. I will look at the printing history of the songs, sing some samples of the songs and end on a full performance.

In today’s podcast I will be looking at one of the oldest noted traditional songs The Corpus Christi Carol. I will look at its background, its printing history and sing tunes associated with the song and end on a full performance of the song

Today’s podcast looks at the ballad Willie of Winsbury also known as Tom Barbery in the English and Irish versions. This is a song of seduction of a wealthy heiress by a servant man, which has a happy ending 

In today’s podcast I will look at the song The Lowlands of Holland, a tale of parted lovers, a shipwreck and loss. I will explore its background and printing history. Sing samples of the tunes associated with the song and end on a full performance.

Today I will be exploring the ballad Death and the Lady which tells of a meeting and conversation between Death and a wealthy lady. Death tells her she does not have long to live, the lady tries to buy more time. Death is not interested in wealth and the lady meets her fate.
I will look at its background and printing history. I will sing some examples of tunes associated with the ballad and end on a complete performance.

Today I will be examining the song Rambleaway. A song of a seducer and his encounter with a young woman he meets at a fair. I will look at the known printing history, sing some song examples and end on a full performance of the song

Today’s podcast looks at the ballad The Captain’s Apprentice and includes other songs about the mistreatment of sailors. I will look at the background to the songs, the printing history and sing some of the tunes linked to the songs. I will end the podcast with a full performance of one of the songs.

In today’s podcast I will look at the ballad Mary Hamilton also known as The Four Marys. I will look at the background to the ballad and show its printing history.

I will sing tunes linked to the Ballad and end on a full performance of the ballad

Today’s podcast looks at the popular Christian folk carol The Cherry Tree Carol and will include the lesser-known carol As Joseph was A-Walking. A tale of cherries, a marital tiff and supernatural intervention. I will sing samples of the tunes associated with the songs and end on a full performance

I will look at the songs that have the Bedlam asylum as its main location. I will examine the background to the songs and look at the printing history.